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Jenson Button to race WEC, Le Mans 24 Hours

Britain’s 2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button will contest in the Le Mans 24 Hours this year and next for Russia’s SMP Racing team in the top LMP1 category, they announced on Friday. Button, who left F1 in 2016 but made a one-off comeback in Monaco last year, will do the full World Endurance (WEC) season, competing against former McLaren team mate Fernando Alonso at Le Mans. Double world champion Alonso is combining his Formula One duties with a full WEC season for Toyota as part of his bid for the ‘Triple Crown of Motorsport’ that includes the Indianapolis 500, which he has yet to win. This year’s Le Mans 24 Hours is on June 16-17. SMP said Button, 38, would share a...
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